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Dual federalism
The first era of American federalism, dual federalism, lasted about 1789 to the 1930's. -
John Marshall
A judge with strong natiolist learnings. Marshall was the justice during the supreme court case "McCulloch v. Maryland". -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland had imposed a tax on all banks operating within the state, but James McCulloch, an officer at a Maryland branch of the national bank, refused to pay the tax. Maryland pressed its case in court. -
Doctrine of secession
The idea that the states could separate from the Union. This happened right after Lincoln's presidency. HE was elected and people started to lead to secession. -
Reconstruction Amendments
Reconstruction amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 5th amendment, and were implimented to reconstruct the south. -
Interstate commerce act
This act was designed to regulate railroad industry. The act required to the railroad rates to be reasonable and just. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of being in violation -
USA v. E.C Knight Company
limited the government's power to control monopolies -
Cooperative federalism
Cooperative federalism was marked ny the belief that all levels of government should work together to solve problems, such as poverty. -
The new deal
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936, The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform -
Creative Federalism
In this era, the national government funded state and local programs that met national goals, such as fighting poverty. Creative federalism is solving national problems. -
The great Society
Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice -
NEw federalism
In the 1990'2 supporters of New Federalism and devolution, such asNewt Gingrich, argued that decreased national spending and returning power to the states would imporve government. -
The reagen years
During these years, he worked to return power to states -
Doctrine of Nullification
Politicians in some southern states believed that states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests. -
Lyndan B. Johnson
served in all four elected federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President. -
Ronald Reagan
As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics", advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending -
Contract O' america
Contract detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. -
Devolution
Concept of returning power to states
